As was reported by mmajunkie.com, the under card line up for “Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg” on Jan. 29 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose has been made official. The main card of course will feature Nick Diaz defending his Strikeforce welterweight title against Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos as well as Strikeforce middleweight champion Ronaldo “Jacare” […]
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Strikeforce Heavyweight Tournament Breakdown: Andrei Arlovski
The “Other Side” of the Bracket vol.1 – Andrei Arlovski By: Bryan Lee With the announcement of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix, many have been a little perplexed with the way that the brackets break down. I’ve gone over the logic behind the brackets in my previous post (January 6, 2011), so I won’t get […]
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Strikeforce Grand Prix card adds six more fights!
Six additional hard-hitting heavyweight fighters have been called to action for the Strikeforce and M-1 Global co-promotion and historic kick-off of the Strikeforce World Grand Prix – Heavyweight Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 12, live on Showtime (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from IZOD Center in East Rutherford, N.J. The three fights are: […]
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What would happen if Diaz fought St. Pierre? Gilbert Melendez chimes in
Strikeforce heavyweight tournament insures Strikeforce of a clear #1 contender
by Bryan Lee Fight fans often reminisce of days gone by, looking back at their own personal rendition of the golden era. Boxing fans can go back to Ali, Robinson, and even the Galveston Giant, Mr. Unforgivable Blackness himself, Jack Johnson. MMA fans, however, don’t have quite as much of a history to work with, […]
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Del Rosario to fight Lavar Johnson
With the announcement of Strikeforce’s heavyweight tournament now official, Strikeforce is busy planning reserve bouts for the confirmed Feb. 12 date. Graduating from the challenger series, Shane Del Rosario (10-0 MMA, 2-0 SF) will face Lavar Johnson (15-3 MMA, 3-0 SF) in a heavyweight tournament reserve matchup. The match up was first reported by espn.com […]
Fedor renews contract, Overeem, Werdum and others to participate in Strikeforce heavyweight tournament
STRIKEFORCE and M-1 GLOBAL have signed a new, multi-year agreement with Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko (31-2, 1 NC). In addition, STRIKEFORCE has assembled eight of the world’s top ranked heavyweights to compete in the STRIKEFORCE World Grand Prix – Heavyweight Tournament, a three-stage, single-elimination tournament that will take place over several events in 2011. […]
Werdum to Brock Lesnar “I will beat you without even punching you!”
You are always finding out little things here and there being involved in the fight game. The more and more you cover the game, the more human these athletes become. You begin to see the human side of them, and the insecurities and vulnerabilities they have. It makes you really wonder at times that they […]
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Nick Diaz signs new StrikeForce contract
STRIKEFORCE World Welterweight Champion and Gracie Jiu-Jitsu black belt Nick Diaz (23-7, 1 NC) has signed a new, multi-year agreement with the San Jose, Calif. based world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotion. “I’m looking forward to continuing my career with STRIKEFORCE,” said the dynamic 27-year-old Diaz, a protégé of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu master Cesar Gracie […]
“Cain can beat Fedor!” says Travis “Hapa” Browne
A few weeks back we caught up with UFC heavyweight Travis “Hapa” Browne at a Combat Fight league event. He talked about his fight with Chieck Kongo, how he was never hurt during the fight, and compares the UFC heavyweights against the Strikeforce heavyweights saying that Strikeforce is a step down from the UFC. He […]
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